Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1912 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—-To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. • kJ . “ , Judge Darroch was over from Kentland Tuesday and Wednesday on legal business. —o—• New suits filed: No. 7828. Medaryville State Bank vs. Fred Will; transcript on change of venue from circuit court. —o— F. W. Fisher was down from Kankakee tp., Tuesday qualifying as superintendent of the Barnard ditch in that township. —o— St. Valientine was out with his arrows Tuesday and Wednesday, and as a natural consequence two marriage licenses were issued Tuesday and three Wednesday. —o—. City Councilman C. J. Dean has announced himiself as a candidate for the republican nomination for recorder. Harvey J. Dexter and Jesse Nichols may also get in for the nomination, it is said.

Feb. 15, Blanchard Roy Clemens, of Illinois,/, aged 19, occupation farmer, to Fanny Feme Grosman of , Goodhill, 111., aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Father of male, J. H. Clemens, files written consent to issuance of license. —o— The value of the Warren Springer 5 * estate some of which is included in several hundred acres of land near Kniman, in Jasper county, is placed at over $2,000,000, according to a petition filed by the widow in the probate court in Chicago Tuesday. All but $2,000 of this ■is in real estate. Nothing more has been done in the rounding up of the poker players. Acting Prosecutor Davis of Brook went home Tuesday, it is understood to confer with Prosecutor Longwell before continuing the investigation further. He stated that as it was understood Landy Magee proposed to take a change of venue from the township he would dismiss the case before Squire Irwin, which was to come up Thursday, and file the case in the circuit court, which was done.

— o —’ George L. Scott, the present assessor of Marion tp., has announced himself as a candidate for the republican nomination for county recorder. Thiis makes two announced candidates for the nomination, and in order placate matters the democrats should elect Felix Erwin of Fair Oaks to the place at the November election, providing, of course, Felix will accept the nomination, the suggestion of his name by The Democrat being wholly unsolicited by him. —o— Swaney Makeever of Newton i tp., has announced himself a candidate for the republican nomination for county commissioner from this, the second district. C. F, Stackhouse, the present democratic incumbent, has two years yet to serve on his present term, or until Jan. 1 ? 1914, and will be re-nominated and elected,, if he will accept the nomination. It is understood that C. T. Denham, the republican commissioner, from the third district, whose term expires Jan. 1, 1913, wilt! not be a candidate for re-election, I?bt no patriots have ben heard from as yet who desire his seat. W. L. Frye, who drives one of the Wasson busses, was fined a dollar and costs in Squire Irwin’s court Tuesday afternoon for slapping Ross Ramey, delivery boy for John Eger, in a dispute over some traveler who was in the Kanne auto bus. Frank Ellis was driving the Kanne bus and young Ramey was on the seat with Mm. The

latter claimed that Frye went to the rear of the bus and tried to get the party to leave it and come ride with him. Frye denied the charge and in the dispute is alleged to have* slapped or struck Ramey. iwho then filed, an affidavit for assault and battery. Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 13, Frank Harmon Snider of Kniman, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Mabie May Cavinder of Laura, aged 16, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Mother of female gives written consent to issuance of license. Married by Rev. Harper. Feb. 13, Claude Louis Atkinson o(f Fowler, son of I. N. Atkinson, deceased, aged- 21, occupation farmer, to Goldie Pearl Gardner, daughter of Ira L. Gardner of Remington, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 14, Adpheusus H. Kanne of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation farmer, to Elizabeth Reiddle, also of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Thursday morning at 8 o’clock. Feb. 14, Wayne Call of Fair Oaks, aged 22, occupation farmer, to Maudie May Wilson of Rensselaer, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male, second for female, her first marriage having been dissolved by divorce in Sept., 1910.

Feb. 14, George Milton Sands of Tefft, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Rachel Louvette Cullen, also of Tefft, agedi 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at the home of the groom’s brother, Chas. Sands in Rensselaer, at 8 p. m., Wednesday, Rev. J. P. Green officiating.